Retail Job Trends in London

Retailing
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 69 50
Rank change year-on-year +29 -19 -1
Permanent jobs citing Retail 874 532 1,189
As % of all permanent jobs in London 4.08% 4.36% 4.84%
As % of the General category 7.46% 5.67% 7.27%
Number of salaries quoted 438 270 538
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £42,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +10.66% -9.63%
75th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £112,500 £98,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £51,058 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.72% +7.49% -19.49%

All General Skills
London

Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11,721 9,382 16,352
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 54.68% 76.95% 66.54%
Number of salaries quoted 7,572 5,323 11,506
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -5.41%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,626 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £126,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Retail relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Retail job vacancy trend in London

Retail
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Retail.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Retail

Retail
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Retail in London over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Retail in London

Retail
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Retail within the London region over the 6 months to 17 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +2 99 £70,000 - 64
West London +15 48 £54,633 -7.01% 26
South London +24 11 £70,000 -7.44% 15
North London +4 6 £50,588 -8.02% 6
Retail
England

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 33 (3.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (2.52%) CMS
3 13 (1.49%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.57%) Confluence
4 5 (0.57%) SAS
5 4 (0.46%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 3 (0.34%) Drupal
6 3 (0.34%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 34 (3.89%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.46%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.34%) Acrobat
5 3 (0.34%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.34%) Productboard
5 3 (0.34%) Sketch
5 3 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 20 (2.29%) NetSuite
2 17 (1.95%) Shopify
3 13 (1.49%) SAP S/4HANA
4 10 (1.14%) Oracle Retail
5 6 (0.69%) Magento
6 5 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
7 4 (0.46%) SAP CAR
7 4 (0.46%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.46%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.46%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.46%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 3 (0.34%) SAP EWM
8 3 (0.34%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.23%) SAP Retail
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
10 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
10 1 (0.11%) SAP ERP
10 1 (0.11%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 158 (18.08%) SaaS
2 114 (13.04%) AWS
3 101 (11.56%) GCP
4 73 (8.35%) Azure
5 53 (6.06%) Amazon EKS
6 19 (2.17%) Power Platform
7 18 (2.06%) GitHub
8 15 (1.72%) Figma
9 13 (1.49%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (1.26%) dbt
10 11 (1.26%) Microsoft 365
11 10 (1.14%) Entra ID
12 7 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (0.69%) AWS CloudFormation
13 6 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (0.57%) Amazon ECS
14 5 (0.57%) Azure Logic Apps
14 5 (0.57%) Serverless
15 4 (0.46%) AWS Direct Connect
15 4 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.40%) Network Security
2 15 (1.72%) WAN
3 13 (1.49%) LAN
4 9 (1.03%) Firewall
4 9 (1.03%) TCP/IP
5 8 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.69%) BGP
6 6 (0.69%) WebEx
7 5 (0.57%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.57%) VLAN
7 5 (0.57%) VPN
8 4 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
8 4 (0.46%) Wireless
8 4 (0.46%) WLAN
9 3 (0.34%) 2G
9 3 (0.34%) 4G
9 3 (0.34%) 5G
9 3 (0.34%) SCCP
9 3 (0.34%) TETRA
9 3 (0.34%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (2.52%) Tableau
2 19 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
3 17 (1.95%) Power BI
4 16 (1.83%) BigQuery
5 13 (1.49%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.14%) Looker
7 5 (0.57%) Big Data
7 5 (0.57%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.46%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
9 3 (0.34%) Metadata
10 2 (0.23%) MySQL
11 1 (0.11%) Apache Hive
11 1 (0.11%) Hadoop
11 1 (0.11%) SAP BW
11 1 (0.11%) Snowflake Schema
11 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.11%) SQLPlus
11 1 (0.11%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 60 (6.86%) TeamCity
2 9 (1.03%) JIRA
3 4 (0.46%) GitLab
3 4 (0.46%) Visual Studio Code
4 3 (0.34%) Selenium
5 2 (0.23%) JUnit
5 2 (0.23%) Postman
6 1 (0.11%) Git
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.11%) Toad
General
1 312 (35.70%) Finance
2 255 (29.18%) Social Skills
3 239 (27.35%) Banking
4 215 (24.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 164 (18.76%) Law
6 152 (17.39%) Marketing
7 110 (12.59%) Back Office
8 101 (11.56%) Analytical Skills
9 94 (10.76%) Financial Institution
10 65 (7.44%) Manufacturing
11 59 (6.75%) Presentation Skills
12 35 (4.00%) Local Government
13 33 (3.78%) Organisational Skills
14 32 (3.66%) Aviation
15 26 (2.97%) German Language
16 25 (2.86%) Polish Language
17 21 (2.40%) Brand Awareness
18 20 (2.29%) Italian Language
18 20 (2.29%) Public Sector
19 18 (2.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 152 (17.39%) Senior
2 73 (8.35%) Lead
3 70 (8.01%) Analyst
4 55 (6.29%) Consultant
5 54 (6.18%) Architect
6 45 (5.15%) Developer
7 44 (5.03%) Software Engineer
8 37 (4.23%) Business Manager
9 36 (4.12%) Development Manager
10 35 (4.00%) Senior Manager
11 29 (3.32%) Business Development Manager
12 26 (2.97%) Account Executive
13 25 (2.86%) Solutions Architect
14 24 (2.75%) Account Manager
14 24 (2.75%) Security Analyst
15 23 (2.63%) Senior Developer
16 22 (2.52%) Designer
16 22 (2.52%) Engineering Manager
17 21 (2.40%) IT Manager
17 21 (2.40%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.06%) .NET
1 18 (2.06%) React
2 17 (1.95%) CSS
3 16 (1.83%) HTML
3 16 (1.83%) RESTful
4 13 (1.49%) REST
4 13 (1.49%) XML
5 10 (1.14%) React Native
6 9 (1.03%) eBPF
7 8 (0.92%) Kafka
7 8 (0.92%) Node.js
7 8 (0.92%) Swagger
8 7 (0.80%) OpenAPI
9 6 (0.69%) Sass
10 5 (0.57%) ASP.NET
10 5 (0.57%) FreeMarker
10 5 (0.57%) VML
11 4 (0.46%) Matplotlib
11 4 (0.46%) NumPy
11 4 (0.46%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 121 (13.84%) Cloud Native
2 53 (6.06%) Security Posture
3 49 (5.61%) Product Ownership
4 41 (4.69%) Blog
5 35 (4.00%) Management Information System
6 32 (3.66%) Cyber Defence
7 28 (3.20%) Mobile App
8 27 (3.09%) Enterprise Cloud
8 27 (3.09%) FMCG
9 25 (2.86%) Onboarding
10 22 (2.52%) Distributed Systems
10 22 (2.52%) Web Conferencing
11 21 (2.40%) Data Centre
11 21 (2.40%) Enterprise Software
12 20 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
13 17 (1.95%) PKI
14 15 (1.72%) EPoS
15 13 (1.49%) Podcast
16 11 (1.26%) Algorithms
17 9 (1.03%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.75%) Apple iOS
2 19 (2.17%) Windows
3 18 (2.06%) Android
4 14 (1.60%) Linux
5 4 (0.46%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.34%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.11%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (16.48%) Agile
2 122 (13.96%) Mentoring
3 118 (13.50%) Problem-Solving
4 115 (13.16%) Roadmaps
5 114 (13.04%) Business Development
6 104 (11.90%) Fintech
7 103 (11.78%) Continuous Improvement
8 99 (11.33%) Software Engineering
9 95 (10.87%) Analytics
10 91 (10.41%) E-Commerce
11 86 (9.84%) CI/CD
11 86 (9.84%) Cybersecurity
12 85 (9.73%) Risk Management
13 82 (9.38%) Project Management
14 73 (8.35%) CRM
14 73 (8.35%) Information Security
15 67 (7.67%) Test Automation
16 65 (7.44%) Disruptive Innovation
17 64 (7.32%) Clean Code
17 64 (7.32%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 76 (8.70%) Java
2 64 (7.32%) SQL
3 61 (6.98%) Python
4 34 (3.89%) JavaScript
5 26 (2.97%) Go
6 12 (1.37%) C#
7 11 (1.26%) TypeScript
8 9 (1.03%) PowerShell
9 5 (0.57%) PHP
9 5 (0.57%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.46%) R
11 3 (0.34%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.23%) ActionScript
12 2 (0.23%) ActionScript 2.0
12 2 (0.23%) Bash
13 1 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.11%) Groovy
13 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.11%) VB
13 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 117 (13.39%) Degree
2 58 (6.64%) CISSP
3 49 (5.61%) CISM
4 26 (2.97%) CRISC
5 24 (2.75%) Master's Degree
6 23 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (1.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 17 (1.95%) AWS Certification
7 17 (1.95%) CCSP
8 16 (1.83%) CISA
9 12 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (1.14%) CREST Certified
10 10 (1.14%) OSCP
11 9 (1.03%) ACCA
11 9 (1.03%) CIMA
12 7 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.80%) SAP Certification
13 5 (0.57%) CCNP
13 5 (0.57%) CompTIA Security+
13 5 (0.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (8.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 60 (6.86%) NIST
3 52 (5.95%) QA
4 40 (4.58%) GRC
5 32 (3.66%) SOC 2
6 30 (3.43%) Accessibility
7 29 (3.32%) PCI DSS
8 25 (2.86%) GDPR
9 21 (2.40%) NIST 800
10 18 (2.06%) Data Quality
11 9 (1.03%) SLA
12 8 (0.92%) COBIT
13 7 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
13 7 (0.80%) PERC
13 7 (0.80%) TickIT
14 5 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
14 5 (0.57%) GMP
14 5 (0.57%) PMO
14 5 (0.57%) SOC 1
15 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 13 (1.49%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.03%) Docker
3 6 (0.69%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.34%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.23%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 91 (10.41%) Kubernetes
2 84 (9.61%) Terraform
3 47 (5.38%) Grafana
4 13 (1.49%) Cilium
5 8 (0.92%) Ansible
6 6 (0.69%) Jamf Pro
7 5 (0.57%) Autotask
8 4 (0.46%) HP Fortify
9 3 (0.34%) SCCM
10 2 (0.23%) CASB
10 2 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
11 1 (0.11%) Argo
11 1 (0.11%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 70 (8.01%) Microsoft
2 35 (4.00%) SAP
3 22 (2.52%) Oracle
4 20 (2.29%) Salesforce
5 17 (1.95%) Google
6 15 (1.72%) Cisco
6 15 (1.72%) VMware
7 14 (1.60%) Dell
8 10 (1.14%) IBM
9 9 (1.03%) Databricks
9 9 (1.03%) IBM Sterling
9 9 (1.03%) Meraki
10 8 (0.92%) Adobe
11 7 (0.80%) CheckPoint
11 7 (0.80%) F5
12 6 (0.69%) Fortinet
12 6 (0.69%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.69%) Ruckus Wireless
13 5 (0.57%) Kaseya
14 4 (0.46%) Cognizant